Myanmar in bad shape as generals stall - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:52:13 -0400
A boat, laden with relief supplies to Myanmar cyclone victims, has sunk.
Some utilities restored in Rangoon - Sun, 11 May 2008 21:18:00 -0400
According to government officials, some electricity supplies have been fixed in parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Rangoon.
Zimbabwe official warns of further election delay - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:16:03 -0400
Zimbabwe's top electoral official has told a state newspaper that it is likely the country's presidential run-off poll will be delayed.
Arab League sends members to Lebanon - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:01:14 -0400
A delegation of Arab League members has gone to Beirut to try to solve the latest crisis in Lebanon.
Rice pushes for urgent action in Israel-Palestinian talks - Sun, 11 May 2008 21:06:13 -0400
The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes.
Tornadoes rip through US towns - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:12:10 -0400
Powerful tornadoes have strewn debris across the United States, while shattering homes and businesses and killing at least 21 people.
Italy to consider resetting of borders - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:03:29 -0400
Italy's new interior minister says he wants to reimpose border controls for travellers from Europe's Schengen Zone.
Serbian voters favour pro-European parties - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:58:55 -0400
Serbia's pro-western President Boris Tadic has declared victory in the country’s closely contested parliamentary elections against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.
Disaster in Haiti as ferry capsizes - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:56:32 -0400
Haitian authorities say a ferryboat capsized near the capital Port-au-Prince late on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and leaving dozens more missing.
Pro-China rally in Amsterdam to support Olympics - Sun, 11 May 2008 07:04:06 -0400
Thousands of Chinese students and Chinese Dutch people have staged a rally on the Dam Square in downtown Amsterdam in support of the Beijing Olympic Games being held in August.
Obama overtakes Clinton with superdelegate votes - Sun, 11 May 2008 06:45:41 -0400
US Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama has secured a majority of superdelegates and forged ahead of his rival Hillary Clinton.
University students detail unwanted sexual experiences - Sun, 11 May 2008 06:59:35 -0400
A new report from the University of New Hampshire has detailed the unwanted sexual experiences among university students.
Daughter of Bush weds in Texas - Sun, 11 May 2008 06:56:38 -0400
Presidential daughter Jenna Bush has married her long-time boyfriend Henry Hager under the Texas stars.
Sudan cuts relationship with Chad - Sun, 11 May 2008 06:47:33 -0400
Sudan has accused neighbouring Chad of backing Saturday's rebel attack on the capital Khartoum.
Fighting resumes in Lebanon - Sun, 11 May 2008 06:49:31 -0400
The northern Lebanese port of Tripoli has once again become the scene of fierce fighting between supporters of the pro-Western government and Shiite militias, loyal to the opposition led by Hezbollah.
Myanmar generals trade foreign aid for votes - Sat, 10 May 2008 20:30:02 -0400
The military rulers of Myanmar have held a referendum and turned cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign.
Customary land excluded from Samoa bill - Sun, 11 May 2008 21:13:20 -0400
APIA - A controversial land bill in Samoa has been amended to exclude customary land.Government officials said that the Land Titles Registration Bill, due for its third reading within weeks, had now b...
WWE Star Khali misses parents, Indian food in America - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:51:08 -0400
Khali who has been living in Atlanta, Georgia since 1999, has fought with all top wrestlers in the WWE circuit, including 'Undertaker' several times. "I miss my parents, Indian food and my friends," K...
At least 23 killed as storms roll through US - Sun, 11 May 2008 21:13:18 -0400
OKLAHOMA - Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 23 people in three stat...
Former Defence Secretary questioned by CBI in Barak missile deal - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:51:11 -0400
New Delhi, May 11 (ANI): CBI has questioned former Defence Secretary and UPSC Chairman Subir Datta as part of its probe into the alleged irregularities in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak missile deal.
Myanmar cyclone shatters homes and dreams of families - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:49:55 -0400
Myanmar family members, who survived last week's destructive cyclone Nargis, stand outside their broken house at Mangalay village in Pyapon, Delta region of Myanmar, Sunday, May 11, 2008. (AP Photo)
Donate to the Myanmar cyclone relief effort - Sun, 11 May 2008 21:13:12 -0400
Latest estimates from the UN's humanitarian agency suggest between 1.2 million and 1.9 million people in Myanmar are struggling to survive in the aftermath of the cyclone that struck there earlier thi...
Fears over cuts to night air ambulance crew - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:20:22 -0400
AMBULANCE chiefs last night confirmed that they were to reduce the number of paramedics on night-time emergency helicopter flights, raising the possibility that members of the public could be asked t...
Kirilenko stuffs Kobe, Lakers in OT as Jazz tie series 2-2 - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:40 -0400
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday,...
Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:48 -0400
SENECA, Mo. (AP) -- Stunned tornado survivors picked the little that was left of their communities Sunday after storms smashed through the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states ...
Cablevision close to getting Newsday - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:43 -0400
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. is close to buying the Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
Green foodies going nuts about squirrel - Sun, 11 May 2008 21:13:14 -0400
LONDON - It's low in fat, low in food kilometres and completely free range. In fact, some claim sciurus carolinensis - the grey squirrel - is about as ethical a dish as it is possible to serve on a di...
Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:44 -0400
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains...
Despite construction freeze, winery rises near W. Bank outpost - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:42:54 -0400
A new winery is currently being set up in the West Bank, in an area three kilometers from Migron, an outpost that the state promised the Supreme Court would be removed by August. The establishment of ...
Police suspect money transferred to PM outside campaign season - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:42:57 -0400
The prime minister further said the funds were also intended to cover losses. He said he had met Talansky 20 years ago and acknowledged receiving funds from him, saying they were campaign contribution...
Obama catches Clinton in race for superdelegates - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:52:49 -0400
Obama picks up 273rd superdelegate Obama camp: "We're coming to the end of the process" Clinton led the superdelegate race by more than 100 at beginning of year Obama takes a Mother's Day br...
Too early to expect Sadr City truce - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:52:48 -0400
Iraqi government, al-Sadr's movement announced cease-fire plan Saturday U.S.-led multinational forces spokesman: Too early to tell if agreement will hold If cease-fire works, it will end violence that...
MPs to debate embryology changes - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:58 -0400
MPs are to debate controversial government proposals to change the law on the use of human embryos. Warnings of a rebellion mean Labour MPs will get a free vote on issues that include allowing embr...
Actor Farina arrested after gun found in luggage at LAX - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:13:41 -0400
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.
Call for focus on ethnic tensions - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:57 -0400
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said: "The overwhelming majority of people in this country live successfully side by side but we cannot take this for granted. "Challenges to cohesion do exist - ...
Crazy golf as boat’s Final Fling ends up in a bunker - Sun, 11 May 2008 20:20:21 -0400
Some of the world's best golfers have landed in bunkers at the home of the Scottish Open. Yesterday - nine weeks to the day until this year's event concludes at Loch Lomond Golf Club - it was not the...
Giant panda hope for Scottish zoo - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:56 -0400
Edinburgh Zoo is in negotiations to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland. Zoo representatives recently returned from China, where they signed a letter of intent signifying a commitme...
Clue to early pre-eclampsia test - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:55 -0400
Researchers have discovered a gene which may be linked with pre-eclampsia in some women - raising hopes of a diagnostic test and early treatment. Mice, genetically-engineered to be deficient in an ...
The Kooks round off Big Weekend - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:30:54 -0400
The Kooks have brought Radio 1's Big Weekend to a close in Maidstone, Kent. Having played on the second stage in 2006, this year they topped a Sunday bill that included The Enemy, Goldfrapp and rap...
Obama campaign chief sees end of nomination fight - Sun, 11 May 2008 18:14:58 -0400
Obama overtakes Clinton in superdelegates WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama's campaign chief predicted on Sunday his long battle against Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination would ...
Lebanese fear all-out war, but hope for political compromise - Sun, 11 May 2008 18:36:36 -0400
BEIRUT - Lebanon hung between fears of all-out civil war and hopes of political compromise Sunday even as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine-guns in the mountains ove...
Zenit fans may have to live up to their nickname - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:46 -0400
They earned their nickname sleeping in Moscow's railway stations. Now the Bomzhi - or homeless "Bums" - of Zenit St Petersburg are on their way to Manchester, some without a place to stay. Nine thous...
Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cyclone - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:52:52 -0400
ON THE PYAPON RIVER, Myanmar -- As the bloated bodies rise and fall with the current, women scrub clothes along the river bank, villagers bathe to cool themselves and a lone child sits on a dock stari...
Abuse probe at school for autistic children - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:32 -0400
SENIOR staff at a special-needs school are at the centre of a probe into abuse allegations. Strathclyde Police child protection unit have completed an investigation into Middlefield School in Hyndla...
‘You don’t have to go to Manchester’ - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:27 -0400
IT'S a promise from one of the club's very own legends, Mark Hateley: "You don't have to go to Manchester." With upwards of 100,000 making the journey to the English city, fans left behind in Glasgow...
Number of disabled veterans rising - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:40 -0400
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to co...
A leading Scots author has spoken of her onset of blindness and the difficulties she faced as her sight deteriorated. - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:36 -0400
A leading Scots author has spoken of her onset of blindness and the difficulties she faced as her sight deteriorated. Candia McWilliam, 52, started to struggle with her sight in 2006, the same year s...
Ceremony marks Stockline anniversary - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:29 -0400
THE FOURTH anniversary of the ICL Stockline disaster was marked yesterday at the memorial garden outside the factory where nine people died in one of Scotland's worst industrial accidents. Families ...
Israel, Palestinians need to show progress - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:36 -0400
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support fo...
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:40 -0400
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.
Junior lecturers to disrupt studies in protest against work conditions - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:46:19 -0400
Junior academic staff on Monday will start disrupting studies at universities across Israel in protest against the employment conditions of external lecturers.Danny Shpruch, of Tel Aviv University's j...
Serbian president declares victory - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:39 -0400
President Boris Tadic has told cheering supporters that his Coalition for a European Serbia eked out a victory in a hard-fought battle with the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.
NBC installing Fallon on - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:16:35 -0400
A person close to the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement hadn't been made confirmed the widely rumored change Sunday and said a news conference was planned for M...
Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:52:54 -0400
Ecuadorian soldiers look at weapons and equipment found in this March 2, 2008, file photo, in Angostura, Ecuador, near the border with Colombia, were Colombian security forces killed Saturday 17 lefti...
Taxpayers with foreign spouses miss rebates - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:12:35 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - When Maulit Shelat heard about the Bush administration's plan to pump up the economy by sending out stimulus checks, he sat down with his wife and drew up a list of priorities: first u...
Ex-cop accused of rape to go on trial - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:12:31 -0400
Four times between the winters of 2002 and 2005, a blue-eyed man wearing a ski mask and dark clothes crept quietly into the bedrooms of women in Bloomington, Ill., and raped them.He told the women —...
Lupus group gathers in Glasgow - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:33 -0400
Lupus sufferers from across the UK gathered in Glasgow yesterday to hear of developments in the treatment of the disease which affects more than 50,000 people in the country. Hosted by Strathclyde Lu...
Currys and PC World owner is expected to close stores - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:23:31 -0400
THE electrical retail giant which owns Currys and PC World is expected to announce a programme of store closures this week, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. DSG International is believed to be prepa...
Scientists probe recent coyote attacks - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:12:33 -0400
LOS ANGELES - The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park — but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the todd...
Man killed in Mayo plane crash - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:02:53 -0400
A 51-year-old man has been killed in a small plane crash near Kilmovee in Co Mayo. The single engine light aircraft had two men on board. One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man was...
U.S. farmers profit little from high rice prices - Sun, 11 May 2008 17:12:34 -0400
WILLIAMS, Calif. - Dipping its left wing, a canary-yellow biplane makes a sharp turn and dives over a flooded field, showering rice on the shallow water fifteen feet below.It's aerial seeding season f...
Toll climbs as storms sweep several states - Sun, 11 May 2008 16:54:59 -0400
PICHER, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Residents in three Midwestern states spent Mother's Day sifting through the wreckage of their homes, trying to recover from powerful storms that killed at least 22 people.
Clinton not looking for a deal - Sun, 11 May 2008 16:54:58 -0400
Obama camp: Clinton "will have the capacity to retire her debt" Clinton camp: "We think Sen. Clinton is going to be the nominee" Both campaigns downplay talk of joint ticket
Gaza blackouts as fuel runs low - Sun, 11 May 2008 16:33:04 -0400
There have been widespread electricity blackouts in the Gaza Strip after the territory's only power plant shut down. It ran out of fuel because Israel has not allowed any fuel deliveries for the pa...
Peter, 12, becomes the youngest Young Musician of the Year - Sun, 11 May 2008 16:33:01 -0400
A 12-year-old trombone player has been crowned the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the contest. Peter Moore, of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, ...
State relaxes criteria for Holocaust survivors - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:48:39 -0400
In a precedent-setting move, a state committee on Sunday rule that people who were incarcerated in Romania and Bulgaria during World War II are to be recognized and receive benefits as Holocaust survi...
Tax overhaul looms in Aussie budget - Sun, 11 May 2008 14:18:05 -0400
A comprehensive review of Australia's tax system will be unveiled with tomorrow's federal Budget - but GST and tax-free superannuation will be off limits.Treasurer Wayne Swan said it was time for a sw...
Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000 - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:19:57 -0400
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A Red Cross boat carrying rice and drinking water for cyclone victims sank Sunday, while the death toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catas...
Multiple twisters cut path of terror - Sun, 11 May 2008 14:18:11 -0400
Ooten said the search for missing people in Picher was shutting down as it was unsafe for rescuers to move through the rubble at night even with mobile floodlights."You need daybreak," she said. "That...
Djokovic rallies past Wawrinka to win Rome Masters - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:19:50 -0400
ROME (AP) -- Novak Djokovic won the 10th title of his career, rallying Sunday to defeat unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Rome Masters.
3 die in medical helicopter crash - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:15:27 -0400
MADISON, Wis. - A medical helicopter on a return flight after dropping off a patient crashed after takeoff, killing the surgeon, nurse and pilot aboard, officials said Sunday.The University of Wiscons...
TV viewership still down in wake of 100-day writers strike - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:19:51 -0400
Viewership is down, although it's hard to tell how much the strike is to blame. This week's "upfront" presentations by broadcasters outlining their fall schedules, which annually precedes a multibilli...
Blair broke promises to stand down, says deputy - Sun, 11 May 2008 12:58:02 -0400
Britain's ex-deputy PM says Tony Blair had angry disputes with Gordon Brown John Prescott says he advised Blair to sack former Chancellor Brown Blair broke several promises to hand over to Brown, Pres...
World War II veterans mark VE day in Jerusalem march - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:48:36 -0400
The Immigration and Absorption Ministry held in Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon a march commemorating 63 years since the victory over Nazi Germany, with the participation of hundreds of Second World War...
Tsvangirai will return for runoff - Sun, 11 May 2008 14:18:09 -0400
Opposition voters show their broken limbs. Photo / Reuters PRETORIA - The leader of the Zimbabwean Opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai, said another election might bring more violence but he would return to...
Persistent image of - Sun, 11 May 2008 14:18:07 -0400
Haitians are "hungry but calm". Photo / Reuters It has an image of a hellhole and was recentlynamed among the world's 10 most dangerous destinations, alongside Iraq and Somalia, by Forbes magazine.Th...
Religious right warming to Dems - Sun, 11 May 2008 12:58:03 -0400
Influential Christian leaders are declaring they are tired of divisive politics Evangelicals could potentially be swayed to support Democrats on certain issues For decades, evangelicals have been seen...
Jerusalem planners okay route of new bridge to Mugrabi Gate - Sun, 11 May 2008 13:48:41 -0400
Jerusalem's City Hall on Sunday said its planning commission has approved the route of a new bridge to the hotly disputed Temple Mount, a site holy to both Muslims and Jews.An earthquake damaged the o...
Zimbabwe police arrest activists - Sun, 11 May 2008 12:36:34 -0400
Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested nearly 60 supporters of the opposition MDC, as the country awaits run-off presidential elections. The activists were held on Thursday on suspicion of torch...
Fighting spreads east of Beirut - Sun, 11 May 2008 12:36:33 -0400
Clashes have flared outside Beirut as Lebanon's army struggled to contain the country's worst internal fighting since its bitter 15-year civil war. While the capital seemed calm after four days of ...
Late Murphy header secures Fulham survival - Sun, 11 May 2008 12:36:32 -0400
Danny Murphy's 76th-minute header proved enough to secure Fulham's Premier League status as they beat Portsmouth, despite a nervy display. Fulham were heading for relegation, with rivals Reading an...
Massa holds off Hamilton for win - Sun, 11 May 2008 12:36:31 -0400
Felipe Massa took a comfortable victory in the Turkish Grand Prix despite Lewis Hamilton's attempt to take the fight to Ferrari with an inventive strategy. The McLaren driver passed Massa for the lea...
Clashes in northern andeastern Lebanon, outside Beirut - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:13:53 -0400
The violence came after overnight clashes in northern Lebanon left one woman dead, bringing the toll across the country for the past five days to 38 - the worst sectarian violence since Lebanon's 1975...
Iran, IAEA to resume nuclear program talks on Monday - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:40:14 -0400
Iran and the UN nuclear agency watchdog will resume talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program in the Iranian capital on Monday, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Sunday.The head of the Iran...
Ministers attack Burma response - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:29 -0400
Ministers have condemned Burma's military rulers for their slow response to offers of international humanitarian aid since last weekend's cyclone. Foreign Secretary David Miliband accused the milit...
Serbs Voting In Divisive Parliamentary Elections - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:16:32 -0400
As Serbs prepare to go to the polls for early parliamentary elections, nationalists have heightened their rhetoric while trying to steer Belgrade away from the West. But will they place the Balkans on...
Cartoon film on Nakba describes Jews as - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:40:16 -0400
Jewish fighters are shown shooting Palestinians and bombing their villages in an animated film by Gaza-based women marking 60 years since Israel was founded and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians w...
Obama outlines plans for race against McCain - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:13:54 -0400
BEND, Ore. (AP) -- Barack Obama began sketching the outlines of his expected presidential contest against Republican John McCain on Saturday, saying the fall election will be more about specific plans...
Bakery murder boy was - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:28 -0400
The parents of a teenager murdered in a row at a bakery shop in south-east London have described the last moments they shared with their "wonderful" son. In an interview for the BBC, Margaret and B...
At least 11 dead in Central US in new round of tornadoes - Sun, 11 May 2008 11:08:36 -0400
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Thunderstorms and tornadoes tore across Central United States on Saturday evening, killing at least 11 people, mangling buildings and trapping people in the rubble of their hom...
Signs of normalcy in Iraq - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:13:54 -0400
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Militants were withdrawing from the streets and shops were reopening in Baghdad's Sadr City on the first day of a cease-fire between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces foll...
Nepal arrests 560 Tibetan women - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:27 -0400
Nepalese police have arrested some 560 Tibetan women, including many Buddhist nuns, after breaking up demonstrations against China's crackdown in Tibet. In the first example of all-women protests, ...
Brown not prickly, says Miliband - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:26 -0400
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has denied claims that Gordon Brown is "annoying and prickly", made by former deputy prime minister John Prescott. Mr Prescott also writes in his memoirs, serialise...
James, Cavs shoot down Celtics to trim series deficit to 2-1 - Sun, 11 May 2008 10:13:52 -0400
James scored 21 points on another off-shooting night, but Delonte West scored 21, Joe Smith had 17 and the Cavaliers raced to a large, early lead in Game 3 in a 108-84 victory Saturday night over the ...
Legal action threat over airport - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:22 -0400
Opponents of a plan for a commercial airport in Snowdonia are considering legal action to try to halt it. Snowdonia Society director Alun Pugh says it will seriously consider asking for a judicial ...
Arson attack in village - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:21 -0400
Two cars have been extensively damaged by fire in what police believe was a racist attack in a County Antrim village. One vehicle was set alight at around 0015 BST at Beach Road in Portballintrae n...
UK economic outlook - Sun, 11 May 2008 09:32:20 -0400
The outlook for the UK economy has got worse and the Bank of England must act to stop a major downturn, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned. The current economic slowdown will be more...
Time for Clinton to bow out - Sun, 11 May 2008 07:30:26 -0400
The rumour has resurfaced - perhaps inevitably, but this time stronger than ever: could the long and bitter battle for the Democratic nomination end in what many see as the perfect answer - Barack Oba...
News Corp. ends bid to buy Long Island newspaper Newsday - Sun, 11 May 2008 07:00:12 -0400
NEW YORK (AP) -- News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has withdrawn its bid to purchase the Long Island paper Newsday, a News Corp. spokeswoman said Saturday.
Businessman Benjamin Gaon succumbs to cancer at age 73 - Sun, 11 May 2008 07:29:23 -0400
Businessman Benjamin (Benny) Gaon passed away Saturday at age 73, after a fight with cancer. Gaon is known for taking the reins of Koor in 1988, when the company was in difficult straits, rehabilitati...